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Madill drama group off to Barrie
WRED hosts an evening
with author, policy critic
The F.E. Madill drama group can
be proud, as they placed in the. top
three "most outstanding produc-
tions" at the 50th anniversary of the
Scars Drama Festival, which was
held at Listowel District Collegiate
Institute this past weekend.
The festival draws youth from
across the province to share their
art and explore their talent.
Students from Huron County .
attended the district festival where
the F.E. Madill troupe, led by Stu-
dent Director Shane MacKinnon,
staged Catalyst, a play written by
John Ibbotson, in 1979 for the
Scars Drama Festival, while the
The Huron County Health Unit,
Community Health Protection
Division, has been notified by the
Algoma Health Unit of a recent
investigation concerning a local
home remedy called Manchurian
Mushroom Tea or Kombucha or
Kargasok Tea.
They provided the following
information. Those who enjoy this
tea should he made aware of the
potential risk.
A doctor thought it might have
contributed to the illness of a
patient. The patient later died. The
cause of the illness has not yet been
identified.
This tea is not approved as a
treatment for any medical
condition. It may even cause health
problems if it is not prepared or
handled properly.
To make this tea, a Manchurin
'mushroom' is added to tea and
sugar. It is left at room temperature
for about a week. The tea and the
'mushroom' pick up germs and
molds from the air or from things
that touch them. These contami-
nants can cause illness, allergic
reactions, or can cause the 'mush-
room' to change into a different
fermenting mass. Cleaning and
disinfecting everything used to
prepare this tea is necessary.
If a person gives a 'mushroom'
away, the receiver has no way of
knowing if it has been contamin-
ated.
This tea has a high acid level,
like vinegar, and can leach lead,
tin, or other toxic elements from
metal, ceramic and painted con-
tainers, or lead crystal glass. It must
be fermented or stored in a
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Politically Correct Bedtime Stories,
a book by James Finn Garner,
As well as earning the right to
advance to the regional competition
in Barrie, April 24-27, Madill's
director received an award of
excellence and Marc Keil earned
recognition for lighting design.
Catalyst is a very throughtful ydt
fun story of how various people
respond to unusual happenings,
says staff advisor Louanna Alexan-
der.
Cast members were Julie Carter,
Chris Alexander, Jen Cucksey,
Tarzia Bowyer, Jay Sanders,
container with no toxic elements in'
it.
In the United States, the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
has received a few reports of
serious illness and death associated
with the consumption of Mush-
room Tea. Although a link between
the illness, death, and the tea has
not been clearly established, the
cases are cause for concern and
vigilance.
The FDA found that Manchurian
Mushroom Teas which arc
commercially made were prepared
in sanitary conditions.
you ate making Manchurian
Mic:',room T.a:
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Rowan Kerr, Aaron Barnes, Mike
King and Abby Knorr.
Director MacKinnon will also be
known by members of Blyth Festi-
val's Young Company through his
years of association.
For the first time, the Scars
Drama Festival production from
CHSS had a student director/pro-
ducer. Rachel Bokhout earned an
award of merit for direction.
The cast includes Jennifer Kuntz,
Kathryn ;ankowski, Shawna Walk-
er, Scott Dixon and Mark Reihl.
Both ensembles included a host
of lighting technicians, stage crew,
musicians and publicity people.
• protect the fermenting tea from
any germs in the air
• use food-safe non-leaching
containers
• throw out any preparation
showing mold or any other change
• be alert for symptoms which
may be associated with
Manchurian Mushroom Tea
toxicity, such as: bleeding
disorders, changes in vision
(blurring), swelling, headaches or
confusion, fatigue, weakness,
discomfort, or night sweats,
nausea, abdominal pain, loss of
appetite, thirst, diarrhea.
If -any of these symptoms
develop, stop taking the tea and see
a doctor immediately.
Political activist, author and
policy critic, Maude Barlow, will
be the guest speaker Thursday,
May 9 at a fundraising evening
hosted by Women and Rural
Economic Development (WRED)
at the Church Restaurant in
Stratford. The evening will begin at
6:30 p.m. with cocktails and a
silent auction, followed by dinner
at 7:15. Barlow will speak at 9 p.m.
Her presentation is entitled "In Her
Voice: The Impact of Rural
Women in a Global Economy".
An outspoken crusader for
Canadian sovereignty and citizens'
rights, Barlow is the volunteer
chairperson of the Council of
Canadians, a non-profit, non-
partisan public interest organization
that works to promote democratic
development. Among her many
accomplishments, Barlow has
served as a senior advisor to former
prime minister, Pierre Elliot
Trudeau, led a national coalition
against violent pornography on
television, and .participated in
various international peace
missions. She is the author of three
best-selling books - Parcel of
Rogues: How Free Trade is Falling
Canada, Take Back the Nation
(with economist Bruce Campbell),
and Class Warfare: The Assault on
Canada's Schools (with educator
Heather-janc Robertson).
Her current book, Straight
Through the fleart, also written
with Bruce Campbell, is a critical
examination of the Liberal
government's role in developing
and dismantling Canada's social
programs.
Tickets for "An Evening With
Maude Barlow" are $75 per person.
A charitable tax receipt for $40 will
be issued. All proceeds from the
evening will be directed to the
collateral pool of WRED's newest
initiative — the Rural Enterprise
Loan Fund. Designed to bridge the
credit gap faced by many rural
micro-entrepreneurs, the Rural
Enterprise Loan Fund allows small
business owners to borrow and
repay staged, low-collateral loans
of up to $3,000. Loans of this size
arc rarely available through
traditional financing sources.
Prior to the dinner, Barlow will
be taping an interview at Rogers
Community Cable.
"Maude Barlow /is currently
considered one of the top speakers
in Canada. We are honoured that
this nationally acclaimed author
and speaker is supporting an
initiative which will benefit so
many rural people taking the first
step towards economic indepen-
dence," says Carol Rock, executive
director of WRED.
For more information or to
purchase tickets, please contact
Women & Rural Economic
Development, 379 Huron Street,
Stratford, 273-5017 or 1-800-790-
7749.
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